"Al..ph..a, I..I.." he stammered
Zane slowly got off the bed and move towards James, he stretches his hand to him in form of a handshake
"Let us go back to the way we are when we were still little, please" he still held his hand out
Something similar to happiness flashed through James' eyes he ignored the outstretched hand and in a swift second, he pulled Zane into a bone-crushing hug
"I am also sorry I neglected you when you were at your worse and needed my friendship the most, I was just scared of who we're becoming," James said with pain in his voice.
He was finally getting back his childhood friend after what seems like forever. He always wished and hoped for a day like this daily and he was glad it came to pass. It couldn't have been possible if not for the Luna.
He broke the hug and turn to Shirley
"Thank you Luna" he
Shirley kept pacing in front of Zane's office, she could not muster up enough courage to go in and ask him the one question that is bothering her. She doesn't even know how to fashion the question."Just go in already, he is not going to bite" Amelia shook her head at Shirl, she could not hide the smile on her face"He will not answer me, I am sure of it, especially after the stunt I pulled recently" Shirl bit her nail in frustration, tears were starting to invade her eyes as she stared at the ground."How can you be sure when you have not asked him first" Amelia reminded"I just know it; did you see how Ace acted towards him the last time he was there? Plus, what Rosie said to him, do you think he would ever agree to go there again?" Shirley sighed sadly."That was when he was still an asshole, but now that he has changed, he will definitely agree," Amelia said with confidence b
Shirley and Zane walked back to the house quietly. They were comfortable in the silence, they were content which each other's presence that there was no need for words.The next morning Zane crept into Shirley's room, he took a moment to study her features. Her hair looked a little disheveled, seems like she had been running her fingers through her hair the entire night. After studying her for a moment, he opened the window blinds so that sunlight would enter.Shirley snapped her eyes open as she felt something bright enough to blind her at the moment on her face, she turns only to see it was the ray of light filtering in from the window."Good morning, your royal Majesty" she turned to find Zane staring right at her, his hand tucked into the pocket of his neatly ironed trousers. He looks so flawless and irresistible in the navy blue shirt, black shorts and adidas sneakers he was wearing.If possible
With that, he picked up her phone and dialed her brother's number.He picked up immediately "Hello Shirl", Zane's hoarse voice called from the other end of the line."It is not Shirley, it is Zane speaking" Zane replied calmly."Where is my sister? what have you done to her this time around? and why are you with her phone?" Ace fumed with anger.Zane took his time to breathe in and out to calm himself down because no one ever spoke to him that way before replying."Nothing, I did absolutely nothing to her"Though he was irritated and angry at the way Ace was speaking to him, he calmed himself down when he remembered he was doing this for the sake of his mate."How about you give the phone back to her so that I can speak to her to be sure she is safe?"Zane could sense the disbelief in Ace's voice."
More than seventeen malls have been raided but Amelia still was not satisfied with the dress she saw. She had this "idea" in mind for what she wanted but she was yet to find it."Let check that mall out, I am sure we would find what we are looking for there," she said walking toward another mall.I rolled my eyes at her, she has been saying the exact same thing for the past one hour and my legs were killing me already."Amelia, we are late already, do you think Zane will still want to go on this date with me," she asked incredulously."Make him wait and sweat darling, even if you take forever babe, he will still take you out" Amelia assured her."Okay, but this will be the last mall we are checking out, if you do not like the dress we will just grab one and have it done with okay? My legs are killing me already" Shirley smiled as Amelia pouted like a little girl who was denied ca
Once they settled inside the car, he mumbled the location to the driver and he took off immediately without a word. Halfway through the journey, Zane suddenly stopped the driver and got down."What are you doing Zane? Is this where we are stopping?" Shirley questioned, her eyes portraying confusion."Relax, he will take you to where we are to have our date, I just need to get something, I will meet you there in no time," Zane assured her before closing the door.He went over to the driver's side and knocked on the glass, the driver rolls down the window."Make sure you take her there safely, do you understand?" Zane said."Yes alpha," he answered.Zane watched as the car sped off before running into the forest to tidy up some things which he had prepared for their date.Shirley was so nervous and all through the ride; she was scared of ri
"How did you know?" "I have my resources." She kept staring at him with admiration for a while before a thought came to her. "Are you sure Ace did not tell you that?" she arched her brows at him. "Take a bite. See if it is to your liking" Zane said purposely ignoring her question. She picked up her and fork and took a piece of it into her mouth. Hmmmmm.....She moaned loudly as the flavor of the risotto burst in her mouth. She knew she should not be trying to rile him up but she did anyway, she wanted to see how long he can hold back. A bottle of champagne was in an ice bucket at the very end of the table. He pulled it out and popped the cork, pouring them both a glass. "Cheers," she clinked her glass with his. "I am sure you did not just plan for us to sit
"Where are we going?" she turned to stare at him and she noticed he was no longer smiling.His expression was cold and icy, which made her fear escalate, she tried to get down from his hands but his grip on her was so tight that she could hardly breathe, she was sure it would leave a mark."Put me down this instance Zane!" she screamed at him.She looked up when she noticed a bright light ahead. she became even more scared as they got nearer and she discovered a grave that was more than six feet deep.She started hyperventilating as different thoughts of what he could do to her started crossing her mind. She started kicking and biting every place she could reach so that she could get out of his hands when she saw he was going closer to the grave.Zane stopped in front of the grave and without a second thought; he dropped her into the grave and started covering it in haste.
It said that even if you take a donkey to a river, you can't force it to drink. In as much as the gods and goddesses are in charge of our fate, the final decision still belongs to us. We decide how our fate will play out by the actions we take.The moon goddess kept on laughing at the scene in front of her; she definitely has not met any wolf as stubborn as Shirley.She refused to let her mate touch or mark her permanently even though the moon goddess kept making the next heatwave more severe than the last, she was still as unyielding as ever."Is there any specific reason why you are so attached or should I say overly concerned about her? I have never seen you watch over other wolves the way you watch over this particular one, you even went out of your way to make sure she yields to her mate's demand which is so unlike you", a masculine hoarse voice interrupted her laughing spree."I can't help but
"Are you sure it's still going to fit okay? I seem to have added much in the past few days," Shirley said pulling her button lips between her teeth as as she fiddled nervously with the fabric of her dress."Trust me, it would and you are going to look gorgeous in it," Amelia said smiling with reassurance as she gave her Shirley's dress one look. "Now hurry up, you wouldn't want to be late to your own house opening and the homecoming party of your mate would you?"Shirley's lips twitched as she exhaled slowly, mentally psyching herself up to step out in the public as Luna after several years of staying hidden.'We have got this Shirl,' Shirley's wolf said."Okay," Shirley replied, her eyes sparkling with gratitude as she started putting on her dress. "I feel like a princess," Shirley giggled."You should be talking about looking like a queen now. Leave the title of princess for your son's mate, Constance. You look like a sexy and elega
"Hey," Shirley said with a smile the moment she opened her eyes."Good morning to you too beautiful," Zane replied.As usual, he woke up before her. These past few days were the best she had had so far. They were days they spent to process everything that has happened so far. She woke up every morning to see Zane already awake and staring at her lovingly. She had barely gone out since he returned, just like all those years ago when he got captured, only that this time, she spent her days laughing with him by her side."Tell me again, how did you feel when you found out that you were pregnant with our son?" Zane asked twirling her hair in his hand."That again? I have told you that story several times already, aren't you tired of hearing it? Ask me something else," Shirley replied with a smile."No, I want to hear it again. I want you to tell it to me every day, I can never get tired of it,""It's old news already. What I can't get over
"Hey," Shirley said with a smile the moment she opened her eyes."Good morning to you too beautiful," Zane replied.As usual, he woke up before her. These past few days were the best she had had so far. They were days they spent to process everything that has happened so far. She woke up every morning to see Zane already awake and staring at her lovingly. She had barely gone out since he returned, just like all those years ago when he got captured, only that this time, she spent her days laughing with him by her side."Tell me again, how did you feel when you found out that you were pregnant with our son?" Zane asked twirling her hair in his hand."That again? I have told you that story several times already, aren't you tired of hearing it? Ask me something else," Shirley replied with a smile."No, I want to hear it again. I want you to tell it to me every day, I can never get tired of it,""It's old news already. What I can't get over
"We need to get out of here and look for Zane," Shirley stated and all the wolves nodded and yipped in agreement."So...any plan? Or are we all going to go look for him?" A wolf said."The plan..... half of us will go in search of him while the rest will stay and watch our back," Shirley replied and immediately they divided themselves into two groups. The plan was to sneak out and look for Zane and Robert and release them before anyone sees them, but it was too big a risk and she wasn't sure how well it would work out when they do not know what they are up against.If Davina killed fifty of them, just how many more are left? She felt scared but she refused to voice out her fears so that the rest would not be discouraged.As they marched out of their cell, her wolf reminded her that she was there with her and there was nothing to be afraid of and that made her bold. She remembered that her wolf is vicious in her own way and she was eager to take down every
"We need to get out of here and look for Zane," Shirley stated and all the wolves nodded and yipped in agreement."So...any plan? Or are we all going to go look for him?" A wolf said."The plan..... half of us will go in search of him while the rest will stay and watch our back," Shirley replied and immediately they divided themselves into two groups. The plan was to sneak out and look for Zane and Robert and release them before anyone sees them, but it was too big a risk and she wasn't sure how well it would work out when they do not know what they are up against.If Davina killed fifty of them, just how many more are left? She felt scared but she refused to voice out her fears so that the rest would not be discouraged.As they marched out of their cell, her wolf reminded her that she was there with her and there was nothing to be afraid of and that made her bold. She remembered that her wolf is vicious in her own way and she was eager to take down every
Shirley rushed to her son and collected the chains from his hands. She wasn't comfortable in watching her son kill someone before her eyes, if she had her way, she wouldn't want him to kill anyone at all. "I will handle this myself," she said to him, when she saw him hesitate."What the hell are you doing?" Davina gasped, opening her mouth so that she would be able to breathe."What the hell does it look like?" Shirley sneered tightening her hold on the chains. "I am killing you of course,""How...how...how could you? You..you were the...one preaching... about fair and square, so... how could you?" Davina said."Fair and square? I don't know what that fago? Were you been fair when you kidnapped us from our own homes? Were you been fair when you forced my young son watch something so obscene? Answer me! Were you been fair?" Shirley screamed, choking her with the chain. "If you can't answer that, then you have no business speaking about fairness."Da
Shirley rushed to her son and collected the chains from his hands. She wasn't comfortable in watching her son kill someone before her eyes, if she had her way, she wouldn't want him to kill anyone at all. "I will handle this myself," she said to him, when she saw him hesitate."What the hell are you doing?" Davina gasped, opening her mouth so that she would be able to breathe."What the hell does it look like?" Shirley sneered tightening her hold on the chains. "I am killing you of course,""How...how...how could you? You..you were the...one preaching... about fair and square, so... how could you?" Davina said."Fair and square? I don't know what that fago? Were you been fair when you kidnapped us from our own homes? Were you been fair when you forced my young son watch something so obscene? Answer me! Were you been fair?" Shirley screamed, choking her with the chain. "If you can't answer that, then you have no business speaking about fairness."Da
So this is how you pay me for my generosity and hospitality? I should have known better. Wolves are same with fox and being kind to them is nothing but a waste of one's time, "Davina said.Shirley said. "Did I hear you say generosity and hospitality? Do you even know the meaning of those?" Shirley asked.You will see. Since you are not satisfied with what you are given, I will make it a point of duty that you are no longer given any. "You just lost all your privileges. That is your punishment for disrespecting me," Davina said, kneeling to her level to shove her face away.Shirley laughed and actually barked in her face, which caught her off guard. Then she said, "What privileges are you talking about?
A bang on the door jolted them all from their thoughts and they looked to see a hand push in several trays of food through the section of the door. It didn't take long before the smell of warm food hit their nostrils.Hunter's mouth felt dry and he looked at his mom to confirm if they were going to eat the food or not, and when she nodded, he undid his cuffs and stood up wearily from the floor to go bring the food closer. His knees groaned in protest but he made his way to the latch several times and retrieved the food trays and water."How are you able to get out of this sliver cuff? Didn't it burn you?" Shirley asked when she saw Hunter without his cuffs.Hunter shrugged and said, "I stared at it intently and asked it to open and it did. But I tried opening everyone else's own but it didn't work.""It's okay, it is nothing to be sad about," Shirley replied when she saw his face fall.When he was done bringing the food closer, all except Shirley w